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If you want a cocktail, keep it simple: an añejo-style Old Fashioned swap lets the reposado's butterscotch and pepper notes lead.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortaleza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42629281317082,"sku":"VWS_7529","price":142.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/products\/21d112fa-99c0-11ea-8725-027b56b897b2_f17d6b1b-d383-4c83-b4dd-774f69689447.jpg?v=1653686245"},{"product_id":"fortaleza-tequila-blanco","title":"Fortaleza Tequila Blanco 750 ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eFortaleza Blanco is an unaged 100% blue agave tequila made in the town of Tequila the way the category worked a century ago. The Sauza family's fifth generation cooks agave in stone-and-brick ovens, crushes it with a volcanic tahona wheel, ferments in open wood tanks, and runs everything twice through small copper pot stills at NOM 1493. Nothing else goes in — no glycerin, no coloring, no sweetener — and the glass shows it: cooked agave, lime peel, black pepper, a faintly briny olive edge, and a long, dry fade. Bartenders treat this bottle as a benchmark blanco for good reason. Sip it neat at room temperature first; save the margarita for the second pour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Fortaleza Blanco\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSip it neat at room temperature first to taste what tahona-crushed agave actually delivers, then save a pour for a Tommy's Margarita.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortaleza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42629309497562,"sku":"VWS_7704","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/products\/2138b17c-99c0-11ea-8725-027b56b897b2_2758584c-5a9f-4f49-87ad-bacb30a46ed8.jpg?v=1653686539"},{"product_id":"fortaleza-anejo-tequila","title":"Fortaleza Anejo Tequila 750 ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eEighteen months in American oak give Fortaleza Añejo its color, but this añejo tequila still leads with agave. The barrel time starts from the same slow process as every release from the Sauza family's Destilería La Fortaleza — stone-oven-cooked blue agave, tahona-crushed, fermented in wood, distilled twice in copper pots — so the caramel, vanilla, and butterscotch the oak brings never bury the cooked-agave core. Baking spice and roasted nuts fill out the palate, and the finish runs long, warm, and softly sweet. It is additive-free: no coloring, no oak extract, no sweetener. Pour it neat in a snifter after dinner, right where an aged whiskey would otherwise go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Fortaleza Añejo\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePour it neat in a snifter after dinner, right where an aged whiskey would otherwise go — the caramel and roasted-nut notes don't need a mixer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortaleza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42629327716570,"sku":"VWS_7831","price":285.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/products\/bd07a05a-511a-11ec-8534-0ad4c51b643d_c456cc8e-f3e8-4225-859c-2cd2063e59e0.jpg?v=1653686750"},{"product_id":"tequila-fortaleza-blanco-still-strength-forty-six","title":"Fortaleza Blanco Still Strength Forty Six 750 ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eStraight off the copper pot still at 46% with no water added — that is the entire idea behind Fortaleza Blanco Still Strength, the tequila regulars just call 'Forty Six.' It is made the slow way at Destilería La Fortaleza in the town of Tequila: Blue Weber agave cooked in stone ovens, crushed under a volcanic tahona wheel, fermented in open wood tanks, and run through small copper stills. Skipping the usual dilution keeps the agave oils intact, so cooked agave, citrus zest, olive brine, and black pepper land with real weight. It is additive-free and genuinely allocated — it moves quickly when it hits shelves. Sip it neat from a copita, or build the richest Margarita of your year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Fortaleza Blanco Still Strength\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few drops of water can round the black pepper edge if 46% feels hot on the first pour, though most regulars skip that step. For a cocktail, keep it simple — a Tommy's Margarita with just lime and agave nectar lets the tahona-crushed agave come through instead of hiding behind triple sec.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortaleza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42629730631898,"sku":"VWS_200422313","price":157.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/products\/21fc3072-511e-11ec-8534-0ad4c51b643d_5f298877-c453-4b3e-b455-d530b9bd2048.jpg?v=1653691269"},{"product_id":"fortaleza-blanco-lot-150-750ml","title":"Fortaleza Blanco 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eBartenders argue about plenty, but Fortaleza Blanco, an unaged 100% Blue Weber agave tequila, sits on nearly everyone's benchmark shelf. At Destilería La Fortaleza in the town of Tequila, agave is cooked in stone-and-brick ovens, crushed under a two-ton volcanic tahona wheel, fermented in open wood vats and double-distilled in small copper pots — the same slow process the Sauza family used five generations ago, with nothing added afterward. Expect cooked agave and lime peel up front, black pepper and wet stone underneath, and a dry, briny-olive fade that lingers well past the sip. Pour it neat in a copita before you commit any of it to a margarita; the first glass explains the reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Fortaleza Blanco\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf it does end up in a margarita, keep the recipe simple — fresh lime and a light hand on the triple sec, since a blanco this clean doesn't need much dressing up. 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What the barrel adds is caramel, vanilla, and baking spice; what stays underneath is roasted agave and black pepper. Nothing else goes into the bottle — no coloring, no oak extract, no sweetener. A sipping tequila built for a snifter, not a shaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Fortaleza Añejo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePour it neat in a snifter, the same glass you'd reach for with an aged whiskey — eighteen months of oak gives it the weight to carry that treatment. 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The barrel time brings butterscotch, vanilla, and a dusting of black pepper, while the cooked-agave core from the tahona process stays out front. It's 100% Blue Weber agave with nothing added — no coloring, no oak extract, no sweetener. A reposado built for drinking neat, not for hiding in a shaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Fortaleza Reposado\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeat or over one large cube is the right call — the barrel sweetness and tahona-crushed agave don't need mixing. 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